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WACO will request more spending authority

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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? While probably not quite as important as cash on hand, a school district?s spending authority is crucial to the district?s solvency.Spending authority does not mean cash on hand, nor does it increase property taxation. Rather, it?s akin to a credit card as the authority would be identical to the spending limit on a credit card. Iowa school districts cannot exceed ...

Iowa kicks off tough stretch with Ohio state

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IOWA CITY (AP) ? An accommodating schedule and perfectly placed bye week put Iowa in position for a good start.It's about to become more difficult for the Hawkeyes.Iowa (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) will finish 2013 against opponents who are a combined 25-11, with nearly half of those losses coming from Purdue.The Hawkeyes lost every game they played in the second half of 2012, but they're confident that the strides ...

Cardinals within one game of World Series

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LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The Cardinals have been this close to the World Series before, and they don?t want to blow it this time.St. Louis got home runs from Matt Holliday and pinch-hitter Shane Robinson ? the first of the NL championship series ? and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven playoff.The Cardinals have lost the NLCS both times they owned such a commanding ...

FMS took on Ottumwa Monday night

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The eighth grade volleyball team hosted Ottumwa on Monday.The A team won a close match by the score of 13-21, 21-7, 15-13. The Trojans lost in Ottumwa earlier this season.?Both teams are good, so it made for a great rematch,? coach Trisha Copeland said.Ashley Pool led the team with five kills.The B team tied by the score of 17-21, 21-16. Claire Christensen had 10 serves and Carin Corrick had two kills.The C ...

Fairfield Freshmen play seven matches in two days

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The Fairfield freshmen girls played five matches Saturday at a tournament in Mediapolis.The Trojans beat Holy Trinity 21-19, 21-11. Fairfield was defeated by West Branch, Mediapolis, Davis County and Fort Madison.Taylor Marlay went 21-21 serving and recorded two aces. Natalie Angstead went 26-28 serving with four aces.Shelby Heston was the top hitter of the day for Fairfield, knocking down 20 kills over the ...

Cardinal goes 1-2 at Davis County Triangular

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The Cardinal Comets volleyball team went 1-2 Saturday at the Davis County Invite.The Comets defeated Seymour in two sets. Sophomore Dakota Durflinger led the team in kills with eight. Leea Ostrander and Katey Liles each had five digs. Cassidy McMartin led the team in aces with eight.Cardinal (10-12) lost to Davis County and Central Decatur, both in straight sets.?We did not play very well,? Cardinal coach ...

Pekin sixth in new Iowa prep football rankings

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The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2013 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:Class 4ARecordPtsPrv1. West Des Moines Dowling (14)7-014912. Pleasant Valley (1)7-013333. Ames7-012344. Waukee6-19555. Cedar Rapids Xavier6-16866. Iowa City High6-161NR7. West Des Moines ...

SPORTS BRIEFS: football, swimming, bowling, volleyball

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Van Buren FootballThe Van Buren football team lost Friday to Lone Tree 28-0.The Lone Tree defense frustrated Garrett Saunders, holding him to 108 yards passing and seven yards rushing.Casey Jones led the Warriors defense in tackles with 14. Saunders made 11 tackles on the night. Hunter Coffman had eight tackles.Brayden Starnes caught two interceptions. Fairfield JVThe Fairfield JV football team defeated ...

University of Iowa to pay $300,000 in rowing case

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ? The University of Iowa will pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former member of the women's rowing team who says the team's intense training workouts and lax oversight left her with debilitating leg injuries, both sides confirmed Monday.Margaret Krusing alleged in her lawsuit that former coach Mandi Kowal's excessive training regimen left her with chronic exertional syndrome, ...

Five things to note after Chiefs beat Raiders

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ? Games inside Arrowhead Stadium at the end of last season seemed as if they were being played inside a morgue. There was no energy. There was certainly no sound.Not with the Chiefs headed to a two-win season, one of the worst in franchise history.Things have changed dramatically in the less than a year, though. The roar has been restored in Kansas City ? a record-setting one at that ? and ...

Van Buren will have tough test against Lone Tree

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2567d ago

For the second straight week, the Warriors play a tough conference foe and a victory could catapult Van Buren into the playoff discussion.The Warriors go into Lone Tree fresh off a great week of practice and preparation.?Practice has went well this week,? coach Mike Hurley said. ?We went back to the fundamentals of tackling in hopes to improve ourselves in that area.?Garrett Saunders and the Warriors offense ...

Iowa prep football scores

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A-H-S-T, Avoca 10, East Mills 0AGWSR, Ackley 23, Belmond-Klemme 13Akron-Westfield 21, Alta/Aurelia 6Albia 42, C-M-B, Baxter 6Alburnett 47, Durant-Bennett 13Algona 36, Iowa Falls-Alden 13Ames 70, Des Moines, North 0Ankeny 45, Sioux City, North 7Ankeny Centennial 50, Marshalltown 14Aplington-Parkersburg 48, Eagle Grove 8Assumption, Davenport 35, Muscatine 14Audubon 27, Woodward Academy 0B-G-M, Brooklyn ...